Detecting X-rays at IRAP
The test platform developed by IRAP and CNES in Toulouse is a key element of the demonstration of the detection […]
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From the calcium in our bones to the iron in our blood, and oxygen we breathe, are largely the result of stellar processes, particularly supernovae. In the well known sentence "we are all made of stars," we acknowledge our cosmic heritage and the role of these stellar explosions in making life possible.
The test platform developed by IRAP and CNES in Toulouse is a key element of the demonstration of the detection […]
All the galaxies in the Universe host a supermassive black hole of unknown origin at their center and the mass of the black hole…
Clusters of galaxies are the largest bound astrophysical objects in the Universe. Located at the nodes of the cosmic web, […]
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are bright compact regions located at the centres of some galaxies. These objects are powered by […]
The Athena mirror will use an innovative technology called Silicon Pore Optics (SPO). The technology, combined with appropriate over coating, […]
It was just over 40 years ago when Jupiter’s X-ray aurora was discovered with the Einstein Observatory. Since then, we […]
The overview X-IFU paper published in the proceedings of the SPIE 2018 in Austin (TX) is available from the ArXiv.
Here you will find the overview X-IFU presentation at the SPIE meeting in Austin, on June 13th, 2018.
Overview presentation of the X-IFU at the Power of X-ray Spectroscopy conference in Warsaw (September 6-8th, 2017) can be found […]
Overview status presentation at the 2017 X-ray Universe conference in Roma by Didier Barret (see slides).
Talk given by D. Barret at the EXTP Conference in Roma (Feb 6-8th, 2017).
Latest Athena and X-IFU presentation given at the Breaking the limits conference in Sardinia (Italy, September 2016). Click here to […]
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